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garybrannan.bsky.social • 132 days ago

Why the fuck are they dressed like the officers in Spaceballs

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matthewplant05.bsky.social•132 days ago

I don't think the Americans have cracked that to have a full dressnuniform, it must include a silly bit of headgear and random details like belts, feathers, bags, aiguliettes and weapons which either commemorate battles centuries ago, antecedent regiments or just the sake of looking different.

matthewplant05.bsky.social•132 days ago

There's a great series from the 1970s on BBC iPlayer called 'In The Highest Tradition', showing the hilariously random traditions various regiments accumulated over the years, including drinking from Emperor Napoleon III's chamberpot.